How I Pampered the Tyrant Into Devotion With My Space-Chapter 600: Healing Hands, Compassionate Heart

Chapter 600: Chapter 600: Healing Hands, Compassionate Heart
Qunqing became more agitated as Shu’er pointed at that refugee, her voice carrying a chill.
"Look closely, that person there tried to kill me with a knife. Are you planning to take the blame for him?"
The refugees looked around, confused about how their attempt to seek justice had escalated to this.
They never intended to assassinate the Princess Consort, and if she were harmed, they would be in serious trouble as well.
Upon realizing this, cold sweat broke out among the refugees, as they wondered why they had been so agitated earlier.
A guard came to his senses: "Rest assured, the previous group of refugees was accommodated well, and we will thoroughly investigate this incident."
The person who attempted to assassinate Pei Shu’er tried to hide in the crowd, but Tang Zan drew his gun and shot the person in the shoulder.
A cry of pain rang out as the person tried to flee, but Tang Zan’s voice turned icy.
"You think you can just run after harming my Princess Consort?"
Pei Shu’er handed a tranquilizer gun to Tang Zan, and with one shot, the square-faced man went limp and slowly fell to the ground.
The soldiers approached and seized the man.
Upon capturing him, Pei Shu’er couldn’t be bothered with pleasantries and fed him a truth serum before beginning her public interrogation.
"Who sent you to kill me?"
The man answered groggily, with the refugees also eager to uncover the truth.
The man swayed and finally said, "I don’t know, I took the task at the Earth Evil Pavilion."
Compared to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, the Earth Evil Pavilion was a darker and more brutal organization that dealt in murder.
Pei Shu’er asked, "Are there others?"
The man lifted his head and pointed at several other refugees, who gritted their teeth in anger upon being exposed.
They couldn’t understand how someone usually so tight-lipped could spill the beans after just a few questions.
Then those individuals were also hit with the tranquilizer guns, losing the strength to escape.
Some refugees sensing the complexity of the situation attempted to flee, but Tang Zan called in city soldiers to surround them.
"Rest assured, we know you were instigated, and once the investigation is complete, you will be released."
That finally quieted the refugees down.
As more instigators were identified and exposed, the number of those bribed among the refugees astonishingly reached one hundred.
The refugees were shocked by the sheer number, which seemed absolutely absurd.
Then they interrogated those who had come into contact with the herbs.
Doctor Zhang, who provided the poison, was trembling on his knees, terrified by the situation.
Pei Shu’er sneered, "Confess. If you confess honestly, your family will not be implicated. Otherwise..."
At this, Pei Shu’er’s lips curled into a cold smile, her eyes filled with iciness.
Doctor Zhang quickly said, "Princess Consort, I truly do not know what this drug is. Someone just asked me to add it to the medicine, saying it wouldn’t kill anyone, and they gave me a hundred silver notes."
Upon finishing, he pulled out a letter and quickly handed it to Pei Shu’er.
Pei Shu’er did not recognize the handwriting.
Thus, the trail of clues ended there.
Suddenly, a voice exclaimed.
"Mother, mother, what’s wrong?"
Everyone turned to see a woman who had ingested the medicine, foaming at the mouth.
Pei Shu’er approached, then coldly glanced at Doctor Zhang.
"There are 300 people who drank this medicine. Doctor Zhang, you truly have a kind heart, killing 300 people all at once."
"Aren’t you afraid that at midnight, they’ll line up to haunt you?"
Doctor Zhang knocked his head repeatedly on the ground, his face turning deathly pale.
But the refugees, driven by grief and fury, paid no heed to him and swarmed towards Doctor Zhang, each landing a punch.
"We had no quarrel with you, how could you bring yourself to do this? I only have this one son!"
"You beast named Zhang, I thought you were decent, but now my mother is dying because of you, you scoundrel!"
No soldiers stepped in to stop them; everyone merely watched Dr. Zhang coldly.
He had nearly gotten the Princess Consort assassinated; even if he died, it was his own fault.
By the time they pulled back, Doctor Zhang had been beaten to death, his body torn to pieces.
A woman carrying a three-year-old child knelt before Pei Shu’er.
"Princess Consort, please save my child. This is my only child."
More people knelt, pleading with Pei Shu’er.
Pei Shu’er looked at the woman who had not participated in the riot but only stood on the edge clutching her son, afraid he might get hurt.
Pei Shu’er checked the child’s breath and found it very faint.
"Put him down; I’ll make the antidote."
Once the antidote was prepared, she immediately administered it to the child.
In just the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the child’s complexion began to improve.
Others sought help as well; some had not participated in the riot, while some had.
She didn’t have the energy to treat each one individually.
She simply left the prepared antidote and instructed people to queue up for it.
Xuan Liu caught Tang Zan’s eye and quickly declared, "The Princess Consort’s medical skills are exceptional; she bears no grudge and has a benevolent heart."
Initially, only the soldiers echoed this, but soon the refugees joined in.
The previously unfamiliar Princess Consort gained a great deal of respect and affection.
Though she was not physically imposing, she seemed fragile.
Yet, in the eyes of the people, she embodied a radiant Bodhisattva.
If it had been another noble, they might have been beaten at the very least.
But this Princess Consort was different. She acted decisively and, after identifying the culprits, still provided treatment to those in need.
Thus, from that day onwards, Pei Shu’er’s reputation among the refugees soared.
Initially poor, it improved tremendously.
If anyone spoke ill of her, someone would inevitably defend her.
They would say, "Are you even human? The Princess Consort and Prince treat us so well, how can you speak against the Princess Consort..."
After resolving the situation outside the city, no one expected problems to arise with the newly accepted refugees within the city.
Just when Pei Shu’er and everyone else thought it was over, it turned out to be the beginning of continuous assassination attempts against her.
The assailants were numerous, like weeds cut down only to grow back again, seemingly never-ending.
Pei Shu’er was exasperated.
The most enraged was Tang Zan.
Any man whose wife was targeted this obsessively would, naturally, be upset.
Especially considering Pei Shu’er’s significance in his life.
As a result, Lin State was thoroughly investigated, and it was discovered that many attackers were among the city’s refugee population.
After the incident, Tang Zan was furious and initiated a citywide search for those refugees.
"Search them all, leave no refugee unchecked."